Speaker, author and value creation advisor
Mario Peshev
Founder of DevriX and Growth Shuttle. Author of MBA Disrupted, a two-time Amazon bestseller. Trained engineers at CERN, Saudi Aramco, SAP, VMware and Software AG.
Technology risk belongs in the purchase price with a number beside it.
- 137talks, courses and workshops
- 59podcasts and interviews
- 109bylines and columns
- 12KYouTube subscribers
- 30,000+Insider readers
- 10,000+hours of training and consulting
Trained teams at
Bylines in
What I do for a living
Advisory for private equity sponsors, delivery through DevriX
- Technical value creation advisoryDiligence, the first 100 days and the revenue systems a value creation plan depends on.
- DevriXThe engineering and operations company I founded in 2010 builds and runs those systems for portfolio and mid-market companies.
- Async AdvisorWritten briefs, pre-LOI checks and five-day technical diligence.
- 6companies founded, 2 sold
- 40+acquisitions as an operator
- 500+companies advised since 2010
- $1.45Bclient GMV on DevriX systems
Where I have taught and spoken
Twenty years in front of engineers, founders and operators
137 talks, courses and workshops on the record since 2006.
MBA DisruptedA two-time Amazon bestseller on bootstrapping a digital business past $1M. My books and guides are referenced in more than 50 universities.ChangemakerWebit Changemaker 2026 nominee- WordCamp London
- WordCamp Porto
- WordCamp Hamburg
- WordCamp Oslo
- WordCamp Edinburgh
- WordCamp The Netherlands
- Venture Summit Virtual Connect
- American Digital Week
- European Digital Week
- Startup Europe Week
- Java2Days
- Cloudways Web Growth Summit
- XtremeJS
Watch
Talks and long-form interviews
466 videos and 12K subscribers on my YouTube channel.
Web Legends · 2025WordPress Architect, Angel Investor & Scale Strategist
Leaders of Growth · 2025How to Scale Multiple Businesses to 7 Figures
Buying Online Businesses · 202415+ Profitable Online Business Acquisitions, Scaling & Exit Strategies
Marketing School · 2024How to Scale Your Agency to 7 Figures
WordCamp Europe, Vienna · 2016Managing a Remote WordPress Team
WordCamp Boston at the MIT Media Lab · 2014WordPress Setup for Large Projects
Listen
Podcasts I have been on
59 podcasts, webinars and video interviews on the record, across 53 shows and hosts.
- Smart Bear Live with Jason Cohen
- Tech Talks Daily
- Digital Dealmakers
- The Digital Executive
- The WP Minute+
- The B2B Growth Hacking Playbook, my own show
Latest appearances
- Nov 2026After The Last Engineer
- Nov 2026XtremeJS 2026Conference panel
- Nov 2026Alexander Leykov podcast
- Nov 2026Sofia Startup Society 001, Sofia Tech ParkFounder conversation on bootstrapping DevriX
- Nov 2026Forbes Business Council, with Ryan PaughProduct-market fit signals and how buyer behavior changes
- Nov 2026WP KitchenInterview on DevriX and serving private equity
- Oct 2026Smart Bear Live with Jason CohenE09 w/ Jon Sturgeon: AI changed his agency’s model. Should he grow or sell?
- May 2026BrainDonors and HubSpotModerator, VC panel
Shows and communities I run
- Growth Shuttle InsiderA weekly briefing on value creation, go-to-market and deals, read by more than 30,000 operators and investors.
- The B2B Growth Hacking PlaybookMy own podcast on B2B growth, 22 episodes.
- CEO HangoutA peer network for CEOs, investors and advisors.
- PE Firm IndexA public index of private equity firms, portfolio companies and deals.
Press and research
Bylines, commentary and data
PE Firm Index states how each piece was counted and what it cannot tell you. Bylines here are labelled as bylines and quotes as quotes.
A longer hold means more board cycles, more capital calls to defend, and more chances for the thesis to drift.
CFO BrewQuoting me on private equity hold periods, July 2026
From building his first website to leading the top WordPress agencies worldwide, Mario shares insights on scaling businesses, the future of WordPress, headless CMS, investments, and consulting for SMEs.
Web LegendsEpisode 34, September 2025
The Buying Online Businesses Podcast welcomes Mario Peshev for an insightful discussion on acquisitions, scaling, and exit strategies.
Buying Online BusinessesEpisode notes, December 2024
- CFO Brew
- The Drawdown
- Forbes Technology Council
- Inc.
- Entrepreneur
- Newsweek
- HuffPost
- AW360
- Demand Gen Report
- MarketingProfs
- Forbes Bulgaria
- Ranking, 7 November 2026Most active PE buyers in 142 tracked deals, August to October 202624 firms with two or more confirmed deals, from 96 buyers.
- Report, 5 November 2026Private equity portfolio concentration by sector, 20266,473 classified portfolio companies held by 154 firms, across 11 sectors.
Selected bylines and features
- Sep 2026AW360 by Advertising WeekThe B2B Marketing Formula Empowering Brands in 2026
- Aug 2026The Drawdown, Real DealsSpotting the cyber imposter
- Jul 2026CFO Brew, Morning BrewPE-backed CFOs deal with extended hold periods
- Jan 2026Demand Gen ReportDemand Gen Report 2026 Trends: DevriX’s Mario Peshev
- May 2024Forbes Technology CouncilHow To Effectively Integrate AI Into Your Business Operations
- Jan 2024Silicon CanalsBuild vs. Buy: How Flippa helped Mario Peshev scale his e-commerce business
- Dec 2023Forbes Technology CouncilThree Ways AI Will Reshape Enterprises In 2024
- Apr 2018NewsweekWas Microsoft’s Acquisition of Linkedin A Good Move? | OPINION
Disclosures
I maintain PE Firm Index. I founded and run DevriX and Growth Shuttle, which advise PE-backed companies and appear as advisors in that index.
I hold angel positions in companies including beehiiv, doola, The Stacked Marketer, Alcatraz and SeedBlink.
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In their words
What founders and authors have said
On MBA Disrupted
The saying goes, ‘Those who can’t do, teach’. Mario Peshev disrupts this by offering guidance to aspiring MBA candidates, having walked in the shoes of the entrepreneurs he teaches.
Eric SiuFounder of Single Grain, co-host of Marketing SchoolMBA Disrupted is blending deep industry insights with actionable strategies to empower any growth exec or tech CEO to take their digital business to new heights.
Blake HutchisonCEO of FlippaThis book provides a fantastic plan from Mario Peshev. If you’re looking to turn your dream idea into your dream business, check out this book.
Arjun MahadevanFounder of doolaMy favorite part of the book is about processes. It is evident that the author has built and grown multiple businesses.
Maja VojeAuthor of The GTM Strategist
People who hired me
Mario is highly knowledgeable and has supported us in the growth of our business at two key junctures, giving us sound advice and guidance both times.
James AshfordFounder of GoProposal & OverSuiteWe hired Mario on an emergency training/consulting job for 3 weeks and he was simply superb!
Raymond FriedmanCEO, Mile2He has been highly helpful in helping us better understand our business processes and consequently, improve as a company.
Asad KausarSR Manager R&D, VMwareMario is a professional, super responsive and provided immediate expert guidance and answers in half the scheduled time!
Iva KobergFounder, Winds+Water
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What I talk about
- What Technical Due Diligence Misses and What It Costs After Close
- The Technology Decisions That Cannot Wait for Day 100
- What Buying More Than 40 Businesses Taught Me About Integration
- Running AI Agents Across a 40-Person Company on Our Own P&L
- What Engineers Should Know Before Their Company Gets Bought
Short bio
Mario Peshev is a technical value creation advisor to private equity sponsors and mid-market leadership teams, founder of DevriX and Growth Shuttle, and author of MBA Disrupted.
Full bio
Mario Peshev advises private equity sponsors and the leadership teams of mid-market companies on technical due diligence, the first 100 days after close and the revenue systems a value creation plan depends on. He has founded six companies, sold two and completed more than 40 acquisitions as an operator. He runs DevriX, a 40-person engineering and operations company, and Growth Shuttle, whose weekly briefing reaches more than 30,000 operators and investors. Since 2006 he has trained engineers at CERN, Saudi Aramco, SAP, VMware and Software AG.
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Work with me
I review what a deal or a value creation plan assumes about technology and revenue systems, what those assumptions cost, and which ones the board should challenge. DevriX builds and runs the systems behind the plan.
- 01Value creation advisorAn independent review of the value creation plan before capital goes behind it.
- 02Fractional operating partnerThe operating partner role for one portfolio company, on a monthly retainer.
- 03Technology board advisorA board seat for technology and product decisions.
- Written briefs, pre-LOI checks and five-day technical diligence at Async Advisor
- Five guides for the hold period, from diligence to AI operations
- A 291-question diligence bank inside AI Ops Hive
What clients say about DevriX
DevriX enabled us to deliver an entirely reimagined B2B website in under 3 weeks - from backend integrations to mobile layouts on the frontend, I was continually impressed with the team.
Adam SewallVP Marketing, VerkadaWe went from a 36-core machine at almost $6,000 a month down to a four-core machine at $1,000 a month.
Sean TierneyDirector of Sales & Marketing, PagelyAt over 10 million visits a month, reliability was a business risk, not a technical one. DevriX led the migration, and the stability problems stopped.
Kris GunnarsOwner and CEO, Authority NutritionDevriX hit every aggressive deadline, and even went above and beyond the original scope.
Aly WheelerSenior Product Marketing Manager, Findhelp